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HELPING GRIEVING CHILDREN BUILD RESILIENCE

HELPING GRIEVING CHILDREN BUILD RESILIENCE. Saradha Ramachandran HELP Family Service Centre. Objectives. Understanding concept of change and loss Understanding impact of loss on children Ways of helping grieving children build resilience. Understanding children. Thoughts. SELF.

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HELPING GRIEVING CHILDREN BUILD RESILIENCE

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  1. HELPING GRIEVING CHILDREN BUILD RESILIENCE Saradha Ramachandran HELP Family Service Centre

  2. Objectives • Understanding concept of change and loss • Understanding impact of loss on children • Ways of helping grieving children build resilience

  3. Understanding children Thoughts SELF Feelings Behaviour

  4. Understanding children COMMUNITY PEERS FAMILY CHILD SCHOOL NEIGHBOURHOOD EXTENDED FAMILY

  5. Change… Shift from a normal pattern of life that has been developed Involves losses and gains Need to re-establish stability

  6. Change & Loss… Event • Separation • Divorce • Death • Loss

  7. Understanding of loss … • Unique • Developmental stage • Abilities • Support available

  8. Impact of loss on children… • Physical • Emotional • Mental • Behavioural • Social • Spiritual

  9. Grief Model • William Worden’s (1991) 4 task of Mourning • To accept the reality of loss • To experience the pain of grief • To adjust to an environment in which the deceased is missing • To find an enduring connection with the deceased in the midst of embarking on a new life

  10. Definition of resilience The ability in coping and adapting to the changes and the challenges The capacity to bounce back from disappointments and adversity A process which constantly draws strength in the adversity and taps on potentials for recovery and growth

  11. Assumptions • Each child is unique. • Each child has the potential for resilience • Each child has the potential to develop resilience from the resources around them

  12. Components of resilience • Social Competence • Problem Solving • Critical Consciousness • Autonomy • A sense of purpose

  13. Strength based Model Rutter (1987) • Decreasing risk factors • Reducing negative chain reactions that heighten risk • Strengthening protective family processes • Bolstering esteem and efficacy

  14. Approach… • Understanding the loss • Making sense of the loss • Responding to the loss • Learning from the loss

  15. Strategies for developing resilience • Rapport building • Respect child’s values and beliefs • Reframing challenges and language use • Reaffirming positives and resist labeling • Refocusing on the child

  16. Challenges… • Finding balance in self and children • Overly-enthusiastic • Overly-focused on resilience • Support for self and children • Developing own’s resilience • Collaboration with other organisations

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